I was fortunate in my early twenties to spend some time with Francis Schaeffer at L’Abri. Those days made me realize that my faith required serious consideration and deliberate contemplation. At Oxford, I was privileged to have John Lucas as a tutor. His genius infected my thinking and made me wish for even greater insight….
And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and put Him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” Luke 10:25 Stood Up – We all know this story. In our familiarity, we rush to the end, proclaiming the ethical superiority of the Samaritan. We are anxious to include everyone in…
To the chief musician, a psalm of David Psalm 41:1 (Hebrew text) Musician – In most of our English Bibles, this address is not counted as a verse. That’s unfortunate because ignoring it sweeps aside a very important point about Hebrew thought. David’s praise is directed to the chief musician (natsah). We are confronted immediately…
When YHWH spoke first through Hoshea, YHWH said to Hoshea, “Go, take a wife of harlotry and children of harlotry, for the land has committed harlotry, departing from YHWH.” Hosea 1:2 YHWH Spoke – How did Hoshea know? How did he know that it was God who was asking him to do such an outrageous…
In an internet age, plagiarism is even more easily accomplished. It is so simple to copy someone’s work and past it off as your own on your web site. Yesterday, one of the readers in our community notified me that my work is being used by another site without any indication that it came from…
When YHWH spoke first through Hoshea, YHWH said to Hoshea, “Go, take a wife of harlotry and children of harlotry, for the land has committed harlotry, departing from YHWH.” Hosea 1:2 First – The first word in this verse is the word “first.” The word is tĕḥillâ. Perhaps a better translation of this opening phrase would…
Then Yeshua said to the Jews who had believed in Him, “If you continue in My word, you are truly My disciples.” John 8:31 Disciples – Something shocking happens in the Gospel use of the term “disciple.” We don’t notice it in English, but in Greek the results light up the sky like fireworks. The…
“I have loved you,” says YHWH. Malachi 1:2 I Have Loved You – ʾahabti ʾēt-kem. What comforting words! The Lord Himself speaks to us. “I have loved you.” Could we ask anything more than to be loved by YHWH? This is glorious revelation. This is joy unspeakable. This is the foundation of purpose. God loves…
And He said to me, “Son of man, I am sending you to the sons of Israel, to the nations, the rebelling ones who have rebelled against Me; they and their fathers have transgressed against Me to this day.” Ezekiel 2:3 Transgressed – What is the picture of transgression? Do you see a picture of…
NOTE: We have had a wonderful response to the community survey and we are discovering lots of ways to make all this much better. But if you haven’t taken 2 minutes to give us your feedback, please do so now. Go here. And seeing at a distance a fig tree in leaf, He went to…
